According to the standards of the pre-covid times, the planning of the security and traffic measures of the Police for the three days of the Patrinos Carnival, which will come into force from Friday, has been drawn up. The police officers who are estimated to be on foot on a daily basis amount to 600 people.

The reinforcements that will be in Patras are 7-8 MAT platoons, one of which is YAT from Athens, as well as police officers from Security sub-directorates. Cumulatively, the number of “hosted” sailors is estimated at 150 people.

It will be intense police presence throughout the 24-hour period and continuous controls in collaboration with the competent control mechanisms to combat the phenomenon of collusion, profiteering, as well as open-air trading of catering items and alcohol.

In the plan of the local ELAS, although until today there is no information about the arrival of organized “bachalakis”, according to information from “P”, actions related to the immediate identification of “suspects” are included, with police sources pointing out that “they will understand that we are present and that the city is not uncontrolled”.

FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Fire Department will also be on high alert. “Dispersion of strong forces in ‘strategic’ parts of the city, to ensure immediate intervention if required. Fire trucks and motorcyclists will be on the road. Neighboring services will also be put on alert for assistance,” the coordinator of Peloponnese, Western Greece and Ionian Islands Operations, Nikos Roumeliotis, told “P”.

PORT

The contribution of the executives of the Central Port Authority of Patras will also be important. The presence and measures of the Coast Guard are primarily aimed at ensuring the unhindered passage of ELAS vehicles, the Fire Brigade, EKAV and the Municipality of Patreon, etc., within the port area from the gate of Gounari Street to gate 7 (at height of the Polytechnic University), from Friday afternoon until Clean Monday.
From noon on Saturday, according to information from “P”, the traffic and parking of vehicles will be prohibited in the old port, from the entrance to Gounari to the pier of Agios Nikolaos. Employees will enter with a special permit.

Especially for the closing ceremony on Sunday night, at her pier St. Nikolaou, although it is not an area of ​​competence of the Port Authority, forces will be made available to intervene if necessary in any incident recorded in the land part and in the sea zone, with boats patrolling the spot.

“There is the required mobilization and a good level of coordination,” said the Central Harbor Master of Patras, Lazaros Hanoumidis, to “P”.

Today, following an autopsy that will be carried out, the concession will be finalized to the Municipality following a relevant request, part of pier 12 (near the theater) for the parking of the approximately 100 buses and coaches of travel agencies that will be “recruited” by the Achaia Interurban KTEL , to transport visitors to the city.